Déjà vu is the sixth album by Blue System. It was published in 1991 by BMG Ariola and produced by Dieter Bohlen. The album contains 10 new tracks.
Déjà vu | ||||
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Released | 30 September 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Length | 37:16 | |||
Label | Hansa | |||
Producer | ||||
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Singles from Déjà vu | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Release and promotion
editSingles
editThe title track, "Déjà vu", was released as the album's lead single on 9 September 1991, three weeks ahead of the album. It spent a total of 14 weeks on the German singles chart, with a two-week peak at number 12.[2] "Déjà vu" also charted in Austria at number 16.[3] Marketed as a duet between Dieter Bohlen and Dionne Warwick, "It's All Over" was released as the album's second and final single on 25 November 1991. It spent 7 weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking in its first week at number 60.[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Dieter Bohlen. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Déjà vu" | 3:42 |
2. | "It's All Over" (feat. Dionne Warwick) | 3:57 |
3. | "New York – Berlin – Paris" | 3:59 |
4. | "Mrs. Jones" | 4:09 |
5. | "Sexy Thing" | 3:08 |
6. | "Praying to the Aliens" | 3:48 |
7. | "Dressed in Blue" | 3:30 |
8. | "Better Than the Rest" | 3:59 |
9. | "Is It Love?" | 3:02 |
10. | "Just Say No" | 3:44 |
Total length: | 36:57 |
Personnel
edit- Dieter Bohlen – lead vocals, producer, arranger, lyrics
- Rolf Köhler – refrain vocals, chorus falsetto
- Detlef Wiedeke – chorus falsetto
- Michael Scholz – chorus falsetto
- Luis Rodriguez – co-producer, engineering
- Recording – in Jeopark by Jeo and Vox Klang Studio
- Design – Ariola/Artpool
- Photograph – Esser & Strauss, and F. Gabowicz
Charts
editWeekly charts
editChart (1991) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 27 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 18 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[8] | Gold | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ " Deja Vu – Blue System". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Dionne Warwick & Dieter Bohlen – It's All Over" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Déjà vu (CD liner notes). Blue System. Hansa Records. 1991. 262 084.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blue System – Déjà vu" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Blue System – Déjà vu". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Blue System; 'Deja Vu')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 August 2023.